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EC Scientific Committee Issues Final Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (Nano) in Oral Products

On July 1, 2025, the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued a final opinion on hydroxyapatite (nano) in oral products. The EC asked SCCS if it considers hydroxyapatite (nano) safe...more

Venable LLP

FDA Regulatory Updates for Summer 2025: Food, Supplements, and Cosmetics

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Recent actions by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) reflect a sharpened scrutiny in areas where public health and safety may be critical, but a more relaxed approach in areas where it views innovation may be...more

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Litigation Minute: Emerging Contaminants: What's on the Horizon?

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What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - Emerging contaminants are synthetic or natural chemicals that have not been fully assessed from a health or risk perspective and are reportedly finding their way into consumer...more

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Red Dye No 3: Old Data Induces New Ban

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On January 16, 2025 the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued notice requiring manufacturers to reformulate their products removing Red Dye No. 3 by January 15, 2027 for food (21 CFR §74.303) and January 18, 2028...more

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Vermont Governor Signs Law Banning PFAS from Cosmetics - Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law a bill banning several chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from cosmetics and personal care products....more

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June 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims

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Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things,...more

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California Greatly Expands List of Cosmetics Fragrances Reportable as Allergens

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Since January 1, 2022, California’s Fragrance and Flavor Ingredients Right to Know Act of 2020 has required manufacturers of cosmetic products to disclose the following information to the California Department of Public...more

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Triaging Health Risks in the Cosmetic World: FDA Says Let’s Start with Tattoo Inks

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Last month, the FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colors issued a Draft Guidance encouraging tattoo ink manufacturers and distributors to recognize situations in which these products may become contaminated with microorganisms,...more

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Toxic-Free Cosmetic Act Enacted in Washington State

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Governor Jay Inslee signed HB 1047, Washington State’s Toxic-Free Cosmetic Act (the Act) into law on May 15, 2023. The Act bans some of the most concerning chemicals added into cosmetic and personal care products, including...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

First Substantial Reform of Cosmetics Law Since FDR Administration

President Biden signed into law the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MoCRA”), as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. This is the first major reform of cosmetics regulation since the Federal...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

First Major Overhaul of Cosmetics Regulation Since FDR Administration

As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MoCRA”). This is the first major reform of cosmetics regulation since the Federal...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Former FDA Commissioners, Industry Groups Show Support for Modernized FDA Regulatory Framework

In recent months, two former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners and the heads of four major cosmetics industry groups have called on Congress to pass legislation that would modernize FDA's regulatory...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

California Bans the Manufacture and Sale of Certain PFAS-Containing Products

The State of California has always been a leader in regulating chemical ingredients contained in products sold in the state (think Prop 65), and it has turned its sights towards per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

What’s That Smell? California Safe Cosmetics Program Wants to Know

Channeling Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1977 classic song, “That Smell,” on January 1, 2022, California Senate Bill 312 (SB 312), now known as the Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2020 (“CFFIRKA”), went into...more

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Cosmetics, Hemp, and CBD: Legislative and Regulatory Update

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Through a reintroduced House bill, Congress is taking strides to push for cosmetic regulation reform and, separately, through the SAFE Act, it is seeking to establish a safe harbor for financial...more

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Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin | October 2018

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - California Passes Professional-Cosmetics, Animal-Testing Laws - California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law that will bring labeling for professional cosmetics in line with...more

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